Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Marist Red Foxes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
84 - 76
Tejada scores 24 in debut, Lehigh beats Marist 84-76 in OT
It was Lehigh's first season-opeining win since 2008.
Caleb Bennett gave Lehigh an 80-76 lead on a driving layup, Marist was called for a 5-second violation and Pat Andree hit two free throws for a six-point lead with 15.9 left. Kyle Leufroy made a steal from behind and added two more free throws to seal it.
Kahron Ross added 17 points and three assists for Lehigh, which is coming off two straight appearances in the Patriot League championship game. Ross entered needing 34 assists to become the program's career leader and 67 to become the all-time conference leader.
Tejada, who transferred from East Carolina and sat out last season, scored 11 of Lehigh's first 26 points as they built a 14-point lead.
Marists' Ryan Funk was fouled with 12.3 seconds left in regulation and made one free throw for a 69-67 lead. Tejada was fouled on a 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left and he made two free throws to tie it at 69. Aleksandar Dozic wasn't close on a shot at the buzzer.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Jordan Cohen Steal. | 84 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Brian Parker Turnover. | 84 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:10 | Kyle Leufroy made Free Throw. | 84 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:10 | Kyle Leufroy made Free Throw. | 83 - 76 |
Statistics
 LEH |
 MRST |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-75 | FG | 24-55 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 12-31 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 12-17 | FT | 19-29 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 66 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Attendance: 1,387 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |